4.

0 CABLES DETAIL SPECIFICATION

4.1 Cable Type and Descriptions

4.1.1 Instrumentation and General Process (Flame Retardant Instrument Cable) – Type I2

Multi-pair individually screened cable for use in fixed installation, indoors and outdoors.

Cable type : I2

Rated voltage : 150/250V

Construction : IEC 60092

Conductors : Tinned annealed stranded copper

Insulation : Ethylene Polypropylene Rubber (EPR)

Screen : Aluminium/PETP tape applied helically with a tinned stranded

copper drain wire of 1.0mm2 in contact with PETP tape.

Bedding : SHF2

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Outer sheath : Flame retardant (IEC 60332), SHF2 halogen free

Outer sheath

Colour : Light blue for I.S and Black for Non-I.S

Cable identification: As per Section 5.0

No. of Min. Conductor size Core Identification

pairs
1 1.0mm2 Black and White
2 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number
5 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number
10 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number
20 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number

4.1.2 Instrumentation and General Process (Flame Retardant Instrument Cable) – Type I3

Multi-pair collectively screened cable for use in fixed installation, indoors and outdoors.

Cable type : I3

Rated voltage : 150/250V

Construction : IEC 60092

Conductors : Tinned annealed stranded copper

Insulation : Ethylene Polypropylene Rubber (EPR)

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 Screen : Aluminium/PETP tape applied helically with a tinned stranded
copper drain wire of 1.0mm2 in contact with PETP tape.

Bedding : SHF2

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Outer sheath : Flame retardant (IEC 60332), SHF2 halogen free

Outer sheath

Colour : Light blue for I.S and Black for Non-I.S

Cable identification: As per Section 5.0

No. of Min. Conductor size Core Identification

pairs
1 1.0mm2 Black and White
2 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number
5 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number
10 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number
20 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number

4.1.3 Instrumentation and General Process (Flame Retardant Instrument Cable) – Type I4

Multi-pair individually and collectively screened cable for use in fixed installation,
indoors and outdoors.

Cable type : I4

Rated voltage : 150/250V

Construction : IEC 60092

Conductors : Tinned annealed stranded copper

Insulation : Ethylene Polypropylene Rubber (EPR)

Screen : Aluminium/PETP tape applied helically with a tinned stranded

copper drain wire of 1.0mm2 in contact with PETP tape.

Bedding : SHF2

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Outer sheath : Flame retardant (IEC 60332), SHF2 halogen free

Outer sheath

Colour : Light blue for I.S and Black for Non-I.S

Cable identification: As per Section 5.0

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 No. of Min. Conductor size Core Identification
pairs
1 1.0mm2 Black and White
2 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number
5 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number
10 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number
20 1.0mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
number

4.1.4 Fire and Gas, Vital Services and Fire Survival (Fire Resistant and Flame Retardant) –
Type F2

Fire survival multi-pair individually screened cable for use in fixed installation, indoors
and outdoors.

Fire resistant characteristics tested as per IEC 60331.

Flame retardant characteristics tested to IEC 60332-3 Category ‘A’

Cable type : F2

Rated voltage : 150/250V

Construction : IEC 60092

Conductors : Tinned annealed stranded copper

Insulation : Mica glass tape primary insulation, Ethylene Polypropylene

Rubber (EPR)

Screen : Aluminium/PETP tape applied helically with a stranded

copper drain wire of 1.0mm2 in contact with PETP tape.

Bedding : SHF2

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Outer sheath : Fire resistant (IEC 60331), Flame retardant (IEC 60332), SHF2
halogen free

Outer sheath

Colour : Light blue for I.S and Black for Non-I.S

Cable identification: As per Section 5.0

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 No. of Min. Conductor size Core Identification
Pairs
1 1.5mm2 Black and White
2 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers
5 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers
10 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers
20 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers

4.1.5 Fire and Gas, Vital Services and Fire Survival (Fire Resistant and Flame Retardant) –
Type F3

Fire survival multi-pair collectively screened cable for use in fixed installation, indoors
and outdoors.

Fire resistant characteristics tested as per IEC 60331.

Flame retardant characteristics tested to IEC 60332-3 Category ‘A’

Cable type : F3

Rated voltage : 150/250V

Construction : IEC 60092

Conductors : Tinned annealed stranded copper

Insulation : Mica glass tape primary insulation, Ethylene Polypropylene

Rubber (EPR)

Screen : Aluminium/PETP tape applied helically with a stranded

copper drain wire of 1.0mm2 in contact with PETP tape.

Bedding : SHF2

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Outer sheath : Fire resistant (IEC 60331), Flame retardant (IEC 60332), SHF2
halogen free

Outer sheath

Colour : Light blue for I.S and Black for Non-I.S

Cable identification: As per Section 5.0

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 No. of Min. Conductor size Core Identification
Pairs
1 1.5mm2 Black and White
2 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers
5 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers
10 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers
20 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers

4.1.6 Fire and Gas, Vital Services and Fire Survival (Fire Resistant and Flame Retardant) –
Type F4

Fire survival multi-pair individually and collectively screened cable for use in fixed
installation, indoors and outdoors.

Fire resistant characteristics tested as per IEC 60331.

Flame retardant characteristics tested to IEC 60332-3 Category ‘A’

Cable type : F4

Rated voltage : 150/250V

Construction : IEC 60092

Conductors : Tinned annealed stranded copper

Insulation : Mica glass tape primary insulation, Ethylene Polypropylene

Rubber (EPR)

Screen : Aluminium/PETP tape applied helically with a stranded

copper drain wire of 1.0mm2 in contact with PETP tape.

Bedding : SHF2

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Outer sheath : Fire resistant (IEC 60331), Flame retardant (IEC 60332), SHF2
halogen free

Outer sheath

Colour : Light blue for I.S and Black for Non-I.S

Cable identification: As per Section 5.0

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 No. of Min. Conductor size Core Identification
Pairs
1 1.5mm2 Black and White
2 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers
5 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers
10 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers
20 1.5mm2 Black, White and each core printed with pair
numbers

4.1.7 Fire and Gas, Vital Services and Fire Survival (Fire Resistant and Flame Retardant) –
Type F8

Fire survival pair collectively screened cable for addressable fire alarm system, indoors
and outdoors.

Fire resistant characteristics tested as per IEC 60331.

Flame retardant characteristics tested to IEC 60332-3 Category ‘A’

Cable type : F8

Rated voltage : 150/250V

Construction : IEC 60092

Conductors : Tinned annealed stranded copper

Insulation : Mica glass tape primary insulation, Ethylene Polypropylene
Rubber (EPR)

Screen : Aluminium/PETP tape applied helically with a stranded

copper drain wire of 1.0mm2 in contact with PETP tape.

Bedding : SHF2

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Outer sheath : Fire resistant (IEC 60331), Flame retardant (IEC 60332), SHF2
halogen free

Outer sheath

Colour : Light blue for I.S and Black for Non-I.S

Cable identification: As per Section 5.0

No. of Min. Conductor size Core Identification

Pairs
1 2.5mm2 Black and White

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4.1.8 Low Voltage Vital Power Cables (Fire Resistant Type) – Type P5

Stranded, annealed tinned copper conductors, mica glass tape – primary insulation, ,
galvanised steel wire armoured and extruded LSZH outer sheath or equal, 600/1000V AC
grade cable.

Flame retardant characteristics tested to IEC 60332-3 Category ‘A’

Fire resistant characteristics tested to IEC 60331

Cable type : P5

Rated Voltage : 600/1000V

Conductors : Circular annealed tinned stranded copper wire to IEC 60228

Insulation : Mica Glass Tape-Primary Insulation, thermoset

Bedding : LSZH, Black Colour

Armour : Galvanised steel wire armoured

Outer sheath : Fire resistant, SHF-2, oil resistant as per IEC 60092-359. Black
colour.

: Indelible red stripe along the length of cable

Cable identification : As per Section 5.0

No. of cores Min. Conductor size Core Identification

2 (L1,N) or (L1,L2) 2.5mm2 Black with numbering ‘1’ and ‘2’
3 (L1,L2,L3) 2.5mm2 Brown, Black, Grey
4 (L1,L2,L3,N) 2.5mm2 Brown, Black, Grey, Blue
5 and above 2.5mm2 Black number on while sheath

4.1.9 Type T1-Fixed Installation for Telecom Control, Alarm & other mandatory systems.

Multipair cable, collective screened, armoured, Polyethylene insulated, PVC

outersheath, Aluminium foil screen and drain wires.

Cable type : T1

Construction : Fire resistant to IEC 60331

Voltage Rating : 100 V (Min)

Conductors : High conductivity solid plain annealed copper wire

Insulation : Silicon rubber

Drain Wire : Tinned Copper

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Sheath : Flame retardant, PVC outer sheath. Oxygen index

greater than 30 by ASTM D2863-74 test, HCL emission when burned not
greater than 17% by weight

Cable identification : The external surface of the outer sheath to be

embossed/printed every 1000mm in English with BS

number, cable size, type, voltage grade and manufacturer’s name

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 Core identification : To be either colour coded or number system

Outersheath colour : Black

No. of Min. Conductor size

pairs
2 1/0.8 mm
5 1/0.8 mm
50 1/0.8 mm

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4.1.10 Type T2-Fixed Installation for Telecom Control, Alarm & other mandatory systems.

Armoured, Individual pair, Silicon rubber insulated, Colour coded twisted pair
individually screened aluminium foil screen with tinned copper drain wire EMA/EVA
sheathed SWB.
Cable type : T2

Construction : Colour coded twisted together. Pairs shall be laid up

and individually screened. Aluminium foil screen/EMA sheath over tinned copper drain
wire. Pairs shall be identified by numbers.

Voltage Rating : 100 V (Min)

Conductors : High conductivity solid plain annealed copper wire

Insulation : Silicon rubber

Drain Wire : Aluminium foil screen/EMA sheath over tinned copper

drain wire.

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Sheath : Flame retardant, EMA sheathed to IEC 60 332 part 3

Cat. A. Both EMA bedding and outer sheath shall be the type with oxygen index not less
than 30, temperature index not less than 260 Deg. C and HCL emission of maximum 0.5 %
( by weight ).

Cable identification : The external surface of the outer sheath to be

embossed/printed every 1000mm in English with BS

number, cable size, type, voltage grade and manufacturer’s name

Core identification : To be either colour coded or number system

Outersheath colour : Black

No of Pairs Conductor Size (mm²)

1 1.5
2 1.5
5 1.5
10 1.5

1 2.5
2 2.5
5 2.5
10 2.5

4.1.11 Type CAT5e - For low speed/high speed data in fixed installations indoor for Telecom
circuits

Collective screened, multipair cable, braided, Polyethylene insulated and Steel Wire
Braided (SWB)

Cable type : CAT5e

Construction : Flame retardant to IEC 60332

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 Voltage Rating : 600V

Temperature Rating : -10 deg C to +75 deg C

Construction : TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1

Conductors : Solid insulated copper 24 AWG

Insulation : HD Polyethylene

Collective Screen : 0.024 mm AL/PETP tape

Inner Sheath (Shield) : Aluminium/polyester tape and tinned copper continuity

wire

Outer Sheath : UV resistant, abrasion resistant polyethylene

Armour : Galvanised steel wire braid

Flame Test : LSZH flame retardant to IEC 60332 Part 1

Cable identification : Every 1000mm increment

Outersheath colour : Black

Frequency : 100 Hz

Attenuation : 22 dB @100 MHz

Near End Crosstalk (NEXT): 35.3 dB (min. @ 100 MHz)

Power Sum NEXT : 32.3 dB (min. @ 100 MHz)

Equal Level Far-end

Crosstalk (ELFEXT) : 23.8 dB (min. @ 100 MHz)

Power Sum ELFEXT : 20.8 dB (min. @ 100 MHz)

Return Loss : 20.1 dB (min. @ 100 MHz)

Delay skew : 45 nsec (max. per 100m)

Nominal impedence : 100 ohms ± 15%

Wire Colour

Pair No. A-wire B-wire

Pair 1 White Blue
Pair 2 White Orange
Pair 3 White Green
Pair 4 White Brown

4.1.12 Fibre Optic Cables – O2

The optical fibres construction shall conform to the relevant standard as listed below:

 Single mode fibre ITU Recommendation G652

 Multimode fibre IEC 60793

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 The optical fibres shall have characteristics as defined below.

Cable type : O2

Armour : Chemical resistant nylon armour

Inner Sheath : Polyethylene

Outer sheath : Flame retardant (IEC 60332 Part 1), low smoke, zero halogen
thermoset

Outersheath

colour : Black

Single Mode Fibre

• Core diameter 9 microns

• Cladding diameter 125 microns

• Coating diameter 250 microns

• Attenuation @1310nm < 0.4 dB/km, @1550nm < 0.25 dB/km

• Bandwidth ~ 100 Terahertz

• Dispersion (max) 3.8 ps/nm.km (1310nm), 19 ps/nm.km (1550nm)

Multimode Fibre

• Core Diameter 62.5 microns

• Cladding Diameter 125 microns

• Coating Diameter 250 microns

• Attenuation @850nm < 3.0 dB/km, @1300nm < 1.0 dB/km

• Bandwidth @850nm > 160MHz.km, @1300nm > 500MHz.km

Note:Supplier shall quote in the tender the termination and joints suitable for the type
of the FO cable specified.

4.1.13 Composite Cables C2 – For CCTV

CCTV camera cable shall carry the following signals:

 Composite video signal

 Telemetry signals (for Pan/Tilt, Zoom, Wash/Wipe)

 Power supply for Camera Enclosure and Camera.

The cable shall comply with the following minimal specifications:

 Conductors

Video : Coaxial, 75Ω

Telemetry : Stranded copper, 0.20 mm² cross section

Power : Stranded plain copper, 2.5mm² cross section

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  Composition

Video : 1 coaxial

Telemetry : 2 shielded twisted pairs

Power : 3 cores

 Colour coding : Shall be adequate to permit identification by

functionality and standards

 Insulation : Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)

 Insulation resistance : 5000 MΩ / km minimum

 Insulation thickness : To be compatible with rail-mounted terminals

 Flame retardant : In compliance with IEC 60332-3C

 Overall outer sheath : LSZH

 Armour : steel wire braid armour

Outer sheath colour : Black

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